Son: Put Assisted Suicide On Next Australian Ballot

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October 8, 1996

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — The son of a cancer sufferer who was the first person to die under the assisted-suicide law in Australia's Northern Territory, called Monday for a referendum to get the practice approved nationwide. Rod Dent wants a referendum to be held in the next federal election. His father, Bob Dent, 66, died from a lethal injection of barbiturates two weeks ago.